Waste Action group to have their first meeting

First of all welcome to this group; secondly apologies for the the length of time it has taken to contact you all. The first meeting will take place on Tuesday 17 October at 5.30 pm at SNELCC offices in Hanna’s Arcade, ground floor, half way along. Hope this...

Follow up to October Forum: Behaviour Modification

Here is an outline of the presentation last night and three web sites relevant to John Malouff’s talk.  To save paper, John decided not to distribute the materials in person. Difficulties in changing human behaviour Humans are habitual Behaviours compete...

Armidale Joins #StopAdani National Day of Action Oct 7

Armidale joins the National #StopAdani Big Day of Action spelling it out our politicians on Saturday Oct 7. When: From 11:00AM to 11:30AM, Saturday, October 7 Where: In front of Barnaby Joyce’s Office in the Mall in Armidale Wear: BLACK! top to shoes Bea Bleile, one...

Costa Rica setting the bar for sustainability

Costa Rica has broken its own record for sustainable energy production and had another UNESCO Biosphere Reserve declared within its borders, all before the end of July 2017. Phew! Aiming to be the first carbon neutral country in the world by 2021, Costa Ricans have...

This morning’s air quality data — Australia wide

Increasing numbers of air quality monitors like the ones bought for Armidale are being installed throughout Australia. This screen-shot of Australia at 7:15 am this morning. Hobart, Perth and Canberra had low pollution (1-2 ug/m2), Melbourne and Brisbane a moderate...

Exciting news from Norway

Exciting news: Just yesterday, five Nobel Peace Laureates have written to Norwegian Prime Ministerial candidates calling for Norwegian climate leadership and an end to fossil fuel exploration and expansion. The letter reads: “Leadership in this century will be...

AURG Working Bee Sunday 17 September

Our next working bee will be on the Creeklands straight south of the Phil Wheaton Soccer Field. Please note that this is the third Sunday, not our usual second Sunday of the month. Bruce Whan, Gordon Bell and John Fitzgerald have been working away and now have...